| ISBN |
9781471254284 (paperback) : |
| Name |
Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943 author. |
| Uniform title |
Novels. Selections |
| Title |
The diary of a provincial lady / E.M. Delafield ; new introduction by Nicola Beauman. |
| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Published |
Rearsby, Leicester : W F Howes Ltd, 2014. |
| ©1947. |
| Description |
xxv, 899 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Standard print edition originally published: London : Macmillan & Co., 1947. |
| Formerly CIP. |
| Contents |
Diary of a provincial lady -- The provincial lady goes further -- The provincial lady in America -- The provincial lady in wartime. |
| Summary |
The goal of the provincial lady is to maintain 'niceness', whether it be in the home, relationships or personal behaviour. 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady' first published in the 1930s is a witty celebration of the suburban British housewife between the wars. |
| Target audience note |
Adult. |
| Subjects |
Women -- England -- Devon -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Women -- Social life and customs |
| Villages -- England -- Fiction |
| England -- Devon |
| Genre |
Humorous fiction |
| Fiction |
| Diary fiction |
| Large type books |
| Humorous fiction |
| Other Names |
Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Diary of a provincial lady |
| Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady goes further |
| Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady in America |
| Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady in wartime |
| Series |
Provincial Lady 01. |
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Authors:
- Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943 .
- Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Diary of a provincial lady .
- Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady goes further .
- Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady in America .
- Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943. Provincial lady in wartime .
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